FETAL PERIOD
FETAL PERIOD
FETAL PERIOD
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WEEK 27<br />
Gestational age: 26 weeks old.<br />
Embryonic age: Week numbers 25. 24 weeks old.<br />
The fetus reaches a length of 38 cm (15 inches).<br />
The fetus weighs about 1.2 kg (2 lb 11 oz).<br />
The brain develops rapidly.<br />
The nervous system develops enough to control some<br />
body functions.<br />
The eyelids open and close.<br />
The cochleae are now developed, though the myelin<br />
sheaths in neural portion of the auditory system will<br />
continue to develop until 18 months after birth.<br />
The respiratory system, while immature, has<br />
developed to the point where gas exchange is<br />
possible.<br />
WEEK 31<br />
Gestational age: 30 weeks old.<br />
Embryonic age: Week numbers 29. 28 weeks old.